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The is baby born.
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Takes steps while holding their parents' hands, may climb out of crib, high chair, or stroller, has improved grasping skills, and enjoys emptying and filling containers with small objects
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Notices actions of other children and adults, looks in correct place for toys that roll out of sight, babbles with expression, and responds to own name.
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Walks fast and runs stiffly , pushes and pulls large toys around the floor, like to grab anything and everything, and jumps with both feet.
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Remembers where objects belong, has short attention span, responds to increasing number of verbal directions if combined with actions, and understand more words than is capable of saying.
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Runs without falling often, love to run, jump, and climb, can kick large ball without stepping on it, holds two objects in hands easily, and uses one hand more than the other
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Places circles, triangles, and squares in form board, looks at books for longer periods of time, studying the pictures, learns to distinguish different sounds and smells, and enjoys labeling objects and parts of th body.
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Bounces and sways in simple dance movements, throws ball overhead instead of tossing, likes to walk on low walls and perform other stunts, likes to play with modeling clay, and can put several blocks together to make a train or stack them to build a tower.
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Becomes interested in the outcome of activities rather than just the activities themselves, is curious about objects in the environment, becomes interested in the precise placement of objects, is able to match familiar objects, asks for food when hungry and water when thirsty, and listens to and enjoys simple stories.
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Improves motor skills as torso lengthens and baby fat begins to disappear, plays on swings, ladders, and other playground equipment, climbs everywhere indoors, even in forbidden places, opens doors by turning knobs, and likes to take jar lids off and screw them back on.
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Becomes increasingly interested in children's TV shows, understands cause and effect in terms of own behavior, distinguishes between before and after, and enjoys learning names for new objects.
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Likes to be in constant motion, running or walking or walking sideways or backward, climbs up ladder and slides down, catches large ball with arms and hands out straight, strings large beads, and scribbles and draws circles as well as horizontal and vertical lines
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Tries new play activities to discover more about how things work, reveals intellectual curiosity in reading books and watching TV, can remember and follow three-step commands, and connects names and use of objects
